A1C test cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for Hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months): from $7.28 to $125.50, with a median of $52.36. The lowest listed price is at Overlake Medical Center & Clinics — $45.08 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $63.70 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 13 cities for code 83036, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics lowest Bellevue, WA Chg Hemoglobin Glycosylated A1C | $7.28 | $14.57 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA Hc Hemoglobin A1C -Lc | $10.98 | $21.96 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED (AIC) | $30.40 | $38.00 | $3.23–$34.20 | 20% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA GLYCOSYLATED HGB - A1C | $36.72 | $72.00 | $43.20–$57.60 | 49% | — source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA Hc Hemoglobin A1C | $38.00 | $76.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA HC GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN A1C | $45.57 | $158.07 | $9.71–$118.56 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health System Gig Harbor, WA HC GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN A1C | $48.08 | $158.07 | $9.71–$118.56 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA HC GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN A1C | $48.27 | $158.07 | $9.71–$142.27 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA HC GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN A1C | $49.61 | $158.07 | $9.71–$118.56 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health System Tacoma, WA HC GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN A1C | $52.36 | $158.07 | $9.71–$118.56 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN A1C | $55.86 | $158.07 | $9.71–$142.27 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC SENDOUT GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN | $70.08 | $146.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA HC SENDOUT GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN | $70.08 | $146.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C CDM | $70.08 | $146.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC SENDOUT GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN | $70.08 | $146.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C CDM | $70.08 | $146.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC SENDOUT GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN | $70.08 | $146.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C CDM | $70.08 | $146.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C CDM | $70.08 | $146.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C LAB | $70.56 | $147.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C LAB | $70.56 | $147.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C LAB | $70.56 | $147.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C LAB | $70.56 | $147.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett, WA HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C CDM | $75.92 | $146.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett, WA HC SENDOUT GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN | $75.92 | $146.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital E Seattle, WA HEMOGLOBIN GLYCATED | $77.60 | $97.00 | $7.00–$26.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA HC GLYCATED HGB | $116.80 | $146.00 | $9.71–$131.40 | 20% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA Glycosylated Hemoglobin | $125.50 | $125.50 | $31.63–$120.48 | — | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA Hemoglobin A1c | $136.10 | $136.10 | $34.30–$130.66 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7.28, median $52.36, highest $125.50 — a 17.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $50.99. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An A1C test measures how much sugar is attached to hemoglobin in red blood cells, which reflects average blood sugar over roughly the past three months. It is used to screen for and diagnose prediabetes and diabetes and to track how well diabetes is controlled.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the A1C test only. The blood draw is often billed separately, unless the test is done from a fingerstick in the office.